Denver vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Denver	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2775	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6485	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$1690	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$2926	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4922	$927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	91	69
🏙️ Population	716K	9.37M

The cost of living in Denver is 331% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 434th and 7469th ($2775 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 101st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 183rd and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Hefei

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	Denver	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.19	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1450	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3135	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2601	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5007	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3720	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.24	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$199	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16240	$9056

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2552
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2735
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2677
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2744
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2961
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2596
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2760
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2537
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2876
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2760
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2465
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2019
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2385
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2353
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1895
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1628
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2407
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1705
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1516
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2235
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2514
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1699
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1753

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663